Experiment 68539

Details

PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeORAL
OrganismPanax ginseng (ARALIACEAE)
CitationLIBERMAN,HR:. (2001). THE EFFECTS OF GINSENG, EPHEDRINE, AND CAFFEINE ON COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE, MOOD AND ENERGY.. 59(4)
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
DiseaseCAREFULLY CONTROLLED NEGATIVE STUDY WAS CONDUCTED BY MORRIS ET AL WHO FOUND NO SIGNIFICANT ERGOGENIC EFFECTS FOLLOWING 1 WEEKS OF TREATMENT WITH A GINSENG SAPONIN EXTRACT. IN THAT STUDY GINSENG WAS ADMINISTERED IN TWO DOSES (8 OR 16 MG/KG) AND A VARIETY OF PHYSIOLOGIC AND PERFORMANCE VARIABLES, AS WELL AS RPE, WERE ASSESSED. PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE WAS ASSESSED BY CYCLE ERGOMETRY. NO EVIDENCE OF ANY POSITIVE EFFECTS OF EITHER DOSE OF GINSENG WAS OBSERVED.
Dose amount16.0 MG
Number4
Qualitative resultINACTIVE
AnimalHUMAN ADULT
Per unitDAY
Dose expressionDOSE
ExtractHYDRO-ALCOHOLIC EXT
GenderGIVEN TO BOTH SEXES